Hi there, years ago I was playing teams cribbage with my brother. because of the cut a 6, every player got a 24 hand! Does anybody know or know how to figure out the odds of that happening? Thanks James A from Kelowna Canada.

As to Q3, Muggins is an optional rule. If your opponent short counts, and muggins is in effect, then yes you can claim the uncounted & unscored points. However, muggins needs to be clearly stated as being in effect before you start playing, otherwise it is not in the official rules. It's a variation and any variation you intend on playing needs to be declared before playing.

Although counting audibly is not required, you have been looking at your full hand the entire pegging round, so most of the time you already know how many points you have in your hand. It would be unfair to your opponent to lay your cards down for 3 seconds and peg without allowing them time to see what you have. As far as counting 15's first, it is not a requirement; however many people find that it is easier to count in that matter.

Counting audibly is absolutely required. You have been looking at your full hand the entire pegging round, so most of the time you already know how many points you have in your hand. It would be unfair to your opponent to lay your cards down for 3 seconds and peg without allowing them time to see what you have. As far as counting 15's first, it is not a requirement; however many people find that it is easier to count in that matter

Delynn Colvert, probably the greatest living cribbage player, has a book about playing cribbage. In that book, you will learn that the 'average' points that a player takes in a full round (dealer and non-dealer) is 26 points. That includes pegging and hand points. I highly recommend the book.

You could theoretically play 3 Aces to 31, but cannot play all 4. Say you are holding 7, A, A, A as dealer and other player is holding X, X, X, A. (X=10 card) If they lead a 10, you play your 7, they play a 10, you place and Ace to 28, they play an Ace to 29, you have the remaining Aces for 30 and 31. So in this scenario you would score? Don't look...try and figure it out...20 points for pegging. You would get 6 points for your 2nd Ace, an 14 points for the 4th Ace because you hit 31 exactly.

Easy. dealt 7 7 A A, opponent dealt 7 6 A A. Lead card: 7, then 7 for a pair, then 7 for trips, then 6 for no points, then A, then A for a pair, then A for trips, then A for quads and 31 count. Of course, there are many other combinations.